Quiz on Grandma and Sasha

Which of the following BEST shows when Grandma first realizes Sasha isn’t feeling well?

• A. GRANDMA: Get up, Sasha, and get ready for the bus!

• B. GRANDMA: Oh, honey! Run quickly to the bathroom!

• C. SASHA: I can’t, Grandma. I will lose my perfect attendance record. Please don’t make me miss school.

• D. NARRATOR: Grandma follows Sasha and feels her forehead.

How does Grandma contribute to the plot of the play?

• A. She tells Sasha to get up and get ready for school.

• B. She feels Sasha’s forehead and tells her to get dressed for school.

• C. She is concerned about Sasha’s perfect attendance record.

• D. She tries to get Sasha to stay home from school.

Grandma’s reaction when she feels Sasha’s forehead shows that she is —

• concerned about Sasha’s wellbeing

• surprised that Sasha hasn’t gotten dressed yet

• eager for Sasha to get on the bus

• upset about having to call the doctor

The playwright creates a problem when Sasha —

• begins getting dressed for school and walks down the stairs

• realizes that she won’t have perfect attendance due to her illness

• allows Grandma to take her to school because she missed the bus

• understands she won’t be able to see her friends at school

Sasha’s actions before school suggest that she —

• doesn’t care about being absent

• cares about what people think

• wants to meet the goals she sets

• is usually a sickly person

Which line from the play supports the idea that Sasha finally realizes she is too ill to attend school?

• SASHA: I can’t, Grandma. I will lose my perfect attendance record. Please don’t make me miss school.

• GRANDMA: Get up, Sasha, and get ready for the bus!

• NARRATOR: Sasha is very disappointed, but she knows she isn’t really in any shape to go to school.

• GRANDMA: Oh, honey! Run quickly to the bathroom!

Which of the following BEST completes the summary?

• Sasha tries her best to make it down the stairs, but she throws up.

• Grandma feels her forehead and realizes she is sick.

• Both Grandma and Sasha realize she is just too ill to attend school.

• The principal calls to check and see why Sasha isn’t at school.

The narrator’s lines in paragraph 3 are important to the play because they —

• describe how the main character is feeling and acting

• explain why Sasha isn’t feeling quite right

• demonstrate how Sasha walks downstairs

• show that Sasha struggles to get dressed

Why does the playwright include a narrator in the play?

• to give the audience details about the characters’ thoughts and actions

• to make the main character’s conflict seem more suspenseful

• to assist the main character in figuring out how to solve the problem

• to help the audience understand what the characters are thinking

The stage directions in paragraph 7 are included to help —

• create suspense

• show a problem

• make the play amusing

• introduce a new character